GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

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PHILADELPHIA (6) AT WASHINGTON (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
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WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez walked. R Belliard singled to right, F Lopez to
second. R Zimmerman grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Belliard out at
second, F Lopez to third. W Pena hit by pitch, R Zimmerman to second.
R Church flied out to center. A Kearns walked, F Lopez scored, R Zimmerman to
third, W Pena to second. R Fick flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, WASHINGTON 1.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: R Howard homered to left. A Rowand grounded out to
third. G Dobbs struck out swinging. J Werth walked. C Ruiz grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, J Werth out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, WASHINGTON 1.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: A Eaton struck out swinging. J Rollins singled to
center. J Rollins safe at third on throwing error by pitcher S Hill. C Utley
singled to right, J Rollins scored. P Burrell homered to left, C Utley scored.
R Howard singled to right. A Rowand grounded into double play, shortstop to
second to first, R Howard out at second.(3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 4, WASHINGTON 1.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: A Eaton grounded out to third. J Rollins homered to
right. C Utley singled to center. P Burrell grounded out to third, C Utley to
second. R Howard doubled to deep right, C Utley scored. M Bacsik relieved
S Hill. A Rowand popped out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 5TH: R Belliard grounded out to first. R Zimmerman doubled to
deep left. W Pena hit by pitch. R Church struck out swinging. A Kearns
walked, R Zimmerman to third, W Pena to second. R Fick singled to center,
R Zimmerman and W Pena scored, A Kearns to second. B Schneider grounded out to
shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, WASHINGTON 3.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at WASHINGTON

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PHILADELPHIA (6) AT WASHINGTON (3) - EVENT LOG
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Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, C Utley 2B, P Burrell LF,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, G Dobbs 3B, J Werth RF, C Ruiz C, A Eaton RHP.

Washington Starting Lineups -- F Lopez SS, R Belliard 2B, R Zimmerman 3B,
W Pena LF, R Church CF, A Kearns RF, R Fick 1B, B Schneider C, S Hill RHP.

Umpires -- Larry Poncino (HP), Chad Fairchild (1B), Gary Darling (2B),
Jerry Meals (3B).

Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 9 mph.


PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins flied out to center. C Utley grounded out to
second. P Burrell fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez walked. R Belliard singled to right, F Lopez to
second. R Zimmerman grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Belliard out at
second, F Lopez to third. W Pena hit by pitch, R Zimmerman to second.
R Church flied out to center. A Kearns walked, F Lopez scored, R Zimmerman to
third, W Pena to second. R Fick flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, WASHINGTON 1.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: R Howard homered to left. A Rowand grounded out to
third. G Dobbs struck out swinging. J Werth walked. C Ruiz grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, J Werth out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 2ND: B Schneider flied out to right. S Hill lined out to
second. F Lopez singled to right. R Belliard singled to left, F Lopez to
third. R Zimmerman struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, WASHINGTON 1.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: A Eaton struck out swinging. J Rollins singled to
center. J Rollins safe at third on throwing error by pitcher S Hill. C Utley
singled to right, J Rollins scored. P Burrell homered to left, C Utley scored.
R Howard singled to right. A Rowand grounded into double play, shortstop to
second to first, R Howard out at second.(3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 4, WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 3RD: W Pena grounded out to second. R Church walked. A Kearns
grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Church out at second. R Fick flied
out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, WASHINGTON 1.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: G Dobbs grounded out to second. J Werth grounded out to
second. C Ruiz flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4,
WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 4TH: B Schneider flied out to right. S Hill popped out to
second. F Lopez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 4, WASHINGTON 1.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: A Eaton grounded out to third. J Rollins homered to
right. C Utley singled to center. P Burrell grounded out to third, C Utley to
second. R Howard doubled to deep right, C Utley scored. M Bacsik relieved
S Hill. A Rowand popped out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 5TH: R Belliard grounded out to first. R Zimmerman doubled to
deep left. W Pena hit by pitch. R Church struck out swinging. A Kearns
walked, R Zimmerman to third, W Pena to second. R Fick singled to center,
R Zimmerman and W Pena scored, A Kearns to second. B Schneider grounded out to
shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, WASHINGTON 3.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: A Nunez hit for G Dobbs. A Nunez walked. J Werth flied
out to center. C Ruiz grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
A Nunez out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 6TH: D Jimenez hit for M Bacsik. A Nunez at third base.
D Jimenez walked. G Geary relieved A Eaton. C Coste catching. F Lopez struck out
swinging. R Belliard grounded out to shortstop, D Jimenez to second.
R Zimmerman struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6,
WASHINGTON 3.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: N Logan in center field. R Church in left field. S Rivera
relieved M Bacsik. C Coste struck out swinging. J Rollins flied out to center.
C Utley lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6,
WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 7TH: N Logan grounded out to second. R Church grounded out to
second. A Kearns reached on infield single to third. J Romero relieved
G Geary. T Batista hit for R Fick. T Batista grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, WASHINGTON 3.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: T Batista at first base. P Burrell struck out swinging.
R Howard singled to right center. A Rowand grounded into double play, third to
second to first, R Howard out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 8TH: M Bourn in left field. J Maxwell hit for B Schneider.
T Gordon relieved J Romero. J Maxwell grounded out to third. R Langerhans hit
for S Rivera. R Langerhans struck out looking. F Lopez flied out to left.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, WASHINGTON 3.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: C Guzman at shortstop. J Flores catching. L Ayala
relieved S Rivera. A Nunez singled to center. J Werth struck out swinging,
A Nunez stole second. P LaForest hit for T Gordon. P LaForest walked.
C Roberson ran for P LaForest. C Coste struck out swinging. J Rollins grounded
out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 9TH: B Myers relieved T Gordon. R Belliard grounded out to
shortstop. R Zimmerman popped out to first. N Logan lined out to second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, WASHINGTON 3.</div>

 

Howard's four-hit night powers Phillies to another win

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 6, WASHINGTON 3</h3>By Rich Dubroff
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Ryan Howard had four hits and two RBI andPat Burrell added a two-run home run to lead the PhiladelphiaPhillies past the Washington Nationals, 6-3, on Friday night.

With the win, the Phillies (84-70), who won for the eighth timein nine games, made sure they wouldn't lose ground to NLEast-leading New York (84-68). They moved to within one game ofthe Mets, who are playing the Florida Marlins.


Howard's 42nd home run - leading off the second inning offNationals starter Shawn Hill (4-5) - tied the score at 1-1.Sandwiched around an RBI double in the fifth that made the score6-1 were singles in the third and the eighth innings tocomplete his perfect 4-for-4 night at the plate - the thirdfour-hit game of his career.


Burrell's two-run blast in the third - his 29th - gave thePhillies a 4-1 lead. It was his first homer in 11 games and itmarked only the second time he recorded an RBI in the sameamount of time.


Adam Eaton (10-9) won his first game since July 20, making itthrough five innings. The righthander allowed three runs andfive hits but tied a season high with five walks. He also hitWashington's Wily Mo Pena twice - the second pitch forcing Penafrom the game.


Geoff Geary, J.C. Romero and Tom Gordon bridged the three-inninggap between Eaton and the closer by combining to hold theNationals scoreless. Myers tossed a perfect ninth to earn his19th save in 22 opportunities.


The bullpen's effort extended their recent success, as Phillierelievers have allowed just two runs in the last 26 2/3 innings.

Robert Fick finished with two RBI for the Nationals, who havedropped three straight.

 

Howard's four-hit night powers Phillies to another win

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 6, WASHINGTON 3</h3>By Rich Dubroff
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Ryan Howard had four hits and two RBI andPat Burrell added a two-run home run to lead the PhiladelphiaPhillies past the Washington Nationals, 6-3, on Friday night.

The Phillies (84-70), who won for the eighth time in nine games,made sure they would not lose ground to National League EastDivision-leading New York (84-68). They moved to within onegame of the Mets, who are playing the Florida Marlins.

"You can get on a roll," Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuelsaid. "If you keep your cool, you can get on a roll. Hopefully,we're getting on a roll here."


"Every win right now is crucial," Howard added. "We're doingwhat we do normally - that's finishing out games."

Howard's 42nd home run - leading off the second inning offNationals starter Shawn Hill (4-5) - tied the game at 1-1.Sandwiched around an RBI double in the fifth that made it 6-1were singles in the third and eighth innings, giving him aperfect 4-for-4 night at the plate and the third four-hit gameof his career.


"I was just trying to see some pitches," Howard said. "Theyjust left some up there for me and (I) made good contact."

Burrell's two-run blast in the third - his 29th - gave thePhillies a 4-1 lead. It was his first homer in 11 games andmarked only the second time he recorded an RBI in that span.

Adam Eaton (10-9) won his first game since July 20, making itthrough five innings. The righthander allowed three runs andfive hits but tied a season high with five walks. He also hitWily Mo Pena twice, the second pitch forcing Pena from the game.

"I feel like I gave them three runs today," Eaton said. "I'msatisfied with the win, (but) I still scuffled mightily."

Geoff Geary, J.C. Romero and Tom Gordon bridged the three-inninggap between Eaton and closer Brett Myers by combining to holdthe Nationals scoreless. Myers tossed a perfect ninth to earnhis 19th save in 22 opportunities.


Gordon and Myers have both appeared in the Phillies' last fourgames.


"I'm not going to refuse the ball," Myers said. "We won today.It's good for us. The pressure is on (the Mets). They've gotto win. The bottom line is, we've got to win ballgames and notworry about what they're going to do."


The bullpen's effort extended its recent success, as Philliesrelievers have allowed just two runs in the last 26 2/3 innings.

Robert Fick finished with two RBI for the Nationals, who havedropped three straight.


"That's a really good team," Washington manager Manny Acta saidof the Phillies. "If you don't believe me, just look at thestats."